Data dashboard for accountability instead of A-F grade?

Educators have long complained that state accountability systems that use only test scores and graduation rates to rank or grade schools oversimplify school success, confuse parents, and mask achievement gaps. Now, education leaders and lawmakers in states including California and Kentucky have said they want to toss one-size-fits-all school rankings and give the public information…

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FSBA #FridayFive – Week of May 16, 2016

#FridayFive – Five things in education news that you should know 1st ever nation’s report card for Technology and Engineering Literacy  Therapy dogs encourage students to learn to read Schoolhouse Commercializing Trends report out Data dashboard for accountability instead of A-F grade?  Should coding and computational thought be part of k-12 curriculae? 

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Learning to be Watched: Surveillance Culture at School

Schools now routinely direct children online to do their schoolwork, thereby exposing them to tracking of their online behavior and subsequent targeted marketing. This is part of the evolution of how marketing companies use digital marketing, ensuring that children and adolescents are constantly connected and available to them. Moreover, because digital technologies enable extensive personalization,…

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Florida’s pre-K program ranks low in quality on annual preschool study

Florida’s pre-K program meets fewer “quality standards” than almost any other state-funded preschool program, according to an annual national report released this morning. The Sunshine State also “stands out” for the limited amount of money it spends to educate its 4-year-olds, the report said. The annual “State of Preschool” report ranked Florida 3rd in the…

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